Kittencal's Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2/3 cup unsweetened apple juice or 2/3 cup water
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
• 3/4-1 cup coarsley chopped fresh cranberries (or use 1 cup raisins or nuts) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees (oven rack set to second-lowest position).
• 2 butter three 7 x 3-inch loaf pans.
• 3 in a bowl whisk together the pumpkin puree with eggs, oil, vanilla, apple juice or water and both sugars until well blended.
• 4 in another bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ginger powder; add to the pumpkin mixture using a wooden spoon just until blended.
• 5 mix in chopped cranberries or raisins.
• 6 evenly divide into the baking pans.
• 7 bake for about 50-60 minutes or until the loaves test done.